Category Archives: Preserve

Tulip festival and Beet root/carrot pickle

Posted on May 26, 2014 by coconutcraze

Spring and its beautiful colours blow my mind every year. Last week I travelled to Ottawa, the capital city of Canada, where big decisions for the country are made in the Parliament house. Ottawa hosts the Canadian Tulip festival from May … Continue reading →

Posted in Preserve, Salad, Vegetarian | Tagged beetroot pickle, Canadian Tulip festival, carrot pickle, Photos, pickled beets, salad, Tulips | 11 Comments

Jack fruit dumpling/Kumbilappam

Posted on May 8, 2014 by coconutcraze

Steamed rice cake with Jack fruit jam. When I went home last time, my mother made these tasty dumplings with jack fruit preserve and rice flour. As Mother’s day is approaching I thought of posting my mother’s Kumbilappam. This is … Continue reading →

Posted in Coconut, Dessert, Not just for kids, Preserve, Snack, steamed, Vegetarian | Tagged banana leaf wrapped, chakka, coconut steamed dumpling, Edana ila appam, gluten free, Jack fruit jam, Kumbilappam, preserve, Rice and jack fruit dumpling, Steamed dessert, Vazhanzila appam, vegetarian | 27 Comments

Orange pepper jelly/ Spicy pepper jelly

Posted on February 5, 2013 by coconutcraze

Necessity is not always the mother of invention; sometimes a bag of colourful peppers may trigger a reinvention. The peppers were not necessary in the first place, and then, I had to invent ideas to use them. A simple grocery … Continue reading →